Volume 7 / Number 1
2008-2014
Dear Readers, By now, many predictions for this year, 2014, have been stated. Also, I am sure that numerous resolutions have been made by many folks. To me, resolutions only become added responsibilities and a list of condemnations about our lives. By trying to keep them, we only put pressure on ourselves with our attempts to make life and things better for ourselves. As for me, I would rather do what the Bible tells us, Casting all of your care upon him, for he careth for you (I Peter 5:7 KJV). Now, in the New Century Version of the Bible it states, Give all your worries to him, because he cares about you (I Peter 5:7 NCV). This is a godly promise and deal that I cannot refuse! Thank you LORD! In December 2013, as the year began to close, I tried to get quiet in my noisy world. A lot goes on in my life. There are so many who try to stay in my space, my life, with a buzz-buzz about everything! However, I fought to get silent before the Lord. I wanted to hear from Him. I needed to hear from Him.
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Then, He spoke to me about how they look with their bodies piled up with layers and layers of clothing, trying to stay warm. He showed me their faces wrapped in a wool scarf or a knitted face mask, which nearly covers their entire face, leaving only their eyes showing. He said look at their eyes. Everybody wants to see if they can. He spoke to me about the people who are daring enough to take off nearly all of their clothes to get cool from the fiery heat waves and scoring temperatures. They have lost most of their dignity just to get a tiny breeze of air for their body. They are no longer ashamed of being nearly naked. He said, LIVE NAKED! I want you to come before me unashamed of exposing yourself before Me. Live Naked! I immediately responded, WHAT? LORD! NAKED? No clothes . . . ugh . . . Really? Now, way back in the beginning, Adam and Eve picked some fig leaves and they covered up! They came before You covered and ashamed . . . and . . . Wanda, I never wanted that! I despised that! At first, they did not come to Me when I called them. They did not come before me naked! They hid from me. They were ashamed of themselves. They did not do what is right in My sight. They hid from Me. They did not want to be in My presence. They did not want to abide there with Me. They were not comfortable. They were not at peace. They felt guilty because they were guilty of not doing what I commanded Adam to do in the Garden. Eve was deceived by the devil, the serpent. Adam and Eve were not obedient to Me, God said. This led me to think about many things. God said, Adam and Eve covered their flesh, which they now could see was naked. It made them feel ashamed. They discovered that their flesh, their outward self, their appearance was different. Their eyes revealed something new . . . and uncovered that their heart was not in relationship with Me. Their heart was not right. Their spirit broke fellowship with Me. They no longer depended upon My judgement, My leadership, My dominion over them, and My covering over them. Because their eyes were opened, like people who peek out from a veil, face covering, mask or those woolen scarves . . . they allow their eyes to see what they want to see so they can have control over their circumstances. They are walking by their sight. They make the judgment to walk here and walk there.
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LIVE NAKED before God. Be truthful about everything that is going on in your life. Dont try to figure out how to cover up the circumstances that you are confronted with. Surrender them to Him. Give them to Him. Uncover them and let Him handle every one of them. Trust Him. GOD SAID for us to stop pretending that everything is alright and that you can do something about all of the crazy and out of control things going on in your life. Tell Him about your desires, plans, and dreams. Share them with Him. Include Him in on what you hope to do. Give Him access to every one of them. Let Him speak over them. He knows what is best for your life. STOP CONCEALING YOUR LIFE FROM HIM. God wants us to invite Him in to the secret places in our lives that we think we have hidden from Him. We try to keep this and that away from Him. We try to hide behind one excuse after another. We have problems and troubles in our lives. We cant make it better on our own. We cannot change one thing to make things turn around. We are limited in what we can do. So many of us are having difficulties in life. We are failing in one thing and then another. We are losing everything . . . sleep, our minds, our tempers, our jobs, our friends, our families, and even our money! Give up! Surrender and let Jesus handle it all. Pour out your heart to Him. Show Him your hurts and scars. Take off that mask! Take off that pride. Stop walking around with a spirit of bitterness and resentfulness. Stop lying about what wont and cant hurt you. Stop trying to bully everybody, because you are not reaching your goals in life. Stop pretending to be something when you know that your world has crumbled down to your feet. God said, LIVE NAKED before ME! COME BEFORE ME! Stop hiding behind false things. Stop running away from Me! Come to Me! I will give you rest. Come to Me. I am your Shepherd. You shall not want when I am with you. I will lead you right to the green pastures. I will bring you to the still waters, which are not raging! You will have My peace! Come to Me! I will comfort you. I will show you which way to go in life. My rod and My staff are there for you to bless you. LIVE NAKED so that I, your God, will handle your enemies. I will prepare a table for you to celebrate this year, in 2014, right in their presence. They will wonder why and how I have blessed you and brought you through every circumstance and situation. I will bless you right in front of those who come against you. I prepare the celebration for your life and success! I, Your God, am present in all of your situations. In the bitter and cold things of your life, I am there to cover you with My Holy Spirit. I will warm your heart with My love and protection. In the hot and fiery furnace of your life, I will be there to keep you from the burning flames that want to destroy your life. I, Your God, will protect you from hurt and harm. I love you with an everlasting love. Come to Me. Stand before Me NAKED. LIVE NAKED! Reveal yourself to Me. Humble yourself, for I Am your GOD. I AM YOUR ALL.
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COME TO ME
by Wanda J. Burnside 2006
I need You Lord in my struggling days, those empty nights, and in those moments that seem all right. Please . . . come to me. I cant make it on my own. I am nothing . . . without You.
My Dear Lord, ...I need You. Please come to me. Come, my Savior. Only You can satisfy me. I desperately want You. I welcome You into my heart. Come Lord . . . Come to me. I love You my Lord. Come to me.
I invite you to view this poem online on my website as a video presentation. Please go to: www.thecalledandreadywriters.org. Then go to my website ministries and productions. I am very thankful for the outstanding work and creativity of Mrs. Linda Whitsitt of Webtech Design Company in Utah who did captured the message of this poem. On my site, you will see all of the other poems that Mrs. Whitsitt has so beautifully produced for me. Please pray for Mrs. Whitsitt and her husband, Terry, who is the owner of this company. They both have great health challenges. Pray for healing and deliverance in their lives. Lift them up before the Lord. Our God is greater!
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. (James 5:16 NKV).
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DR. PAUL FRANKLIN CROUCH 1934-2013 Evangelist, Founder and Visionary Trinity Broadcasting Network The Worlds Largest Religious Television and Entertainment Network Preaching and Teaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ
NELSON ROLIHLAHIA MANDELA 1918-2013 The First Black President of South Africa in 1994 He was a South African Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary Leader, 1993 Noble Prize Winner
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 1929-1968 Pastor, Preacher, Activist leader in the Civil Rights Movement, President of SCLC, 1964 Nobel Prize Winner USA First African-American National Holiday January - MLK DAY
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Lord, intercept my wandering thoughts. You have my full and undivided attention in prayer. My world has been shaken to the core. Counsel my troubled, weary, and hurting heart. Give me Your heavenly instructions And the right course of action. Please speak to me. Touch the tenderness of my hurt. Dry up my tears... That are falling down my face. Please remove the veil of doubt and fear; That has come to overshadow my spirit. Please answer me from Your Holy Hill, So that I can walk in complete victory. O Lord! I await Your holy visitation. Grant me Your peace, In the midst of this chaos, Where the enemy seeks to devour me. My eyes are totally fixed upon You. I know my breakthrough has come!
Author Ramelle T. Lee is a poet of nearly fifty poems written to give God the glory and to bless the lives of many. She is the author of the prophetic book, STEP INTO HIS GREATNESS. Ramelle is the founder and president of Touching Your Heart Ministries. She is also the founder of The Gift Basket Ministry Shop. Ramelle is an Administrative Assistant and the Membership Chairman in The Called and Ready Writers. She is an active and longtime member of Greater Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Detroit, MI. Contact Information: Touching Your Heart Ministries, P. O. Box 119, Lincoln Park, MI 48146. Email: Ramelleskip@aol.com Phone: 313-680-4429 Website: www.thecalledandreadywriters.org
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There are people who dont want to see you succeed or have any success. They want to hold you back. They are in your life to see that you fall on your back. These are the I told you so folks. They are looking for a reason to see you struggle and not make it. They are not for you. We must learn to not listen to them. Instead, speak boldly about the assignment that God has for us. We can press on knowing that God is for us. He cares. There is a holy boldness that we must acquire. The Lord wants us to hold on to His Word and not listen to the talk of others. He has made promises to us. He wants us to depend on Him and trust Him in everything. Our life will change when we believe what He said and stand on every promise. We must have a change of attitude to make it. Believe God and hold on! Stand firm on the Word that He has proclaimed to YOU!
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Its a GIRL!
DECEMBER . . . Naomi, Great-Niece! Parents: Julian and Kai Palm
...And to all our readers who have deaths in their families. Gods hands are stretched out to you. He will comfort your heart and carry your sorrows. He cares for you. Our tears do not fall without the hand of God catching every one. -Kathy Troccoli
God wants to reveal Himself as your heavenly Father. When you are hurting, you can run to him and crawl up into His lap. When you wonder which way to turn, you can grasp his strong hand, and hell guide you along lifes path. When everything around you is falling apart, youll feel your fathers arm around your shoulder to hold you together. -Angela Thomas
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GLORIOUS CELEBRATIONS!
We Salute and Honor, MISS SHANNON CROWLEY, on her BLESSED BIRTHDAY! Thank you for your outstanding professional services as the typesetter and graphic designer of our newsletter. You are truly appreciated and loved!
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Ms. Charolett Burnside Ms. Darlene Gardner Mr. Daniel Gardner Ms. Lisa Holloway Minister Charlestine Herbin
MARCH
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MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT
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